Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Memories of home 50 years of public housing in hong kong. History of hong kong, experience the modern and ancient historic past events. The events mark a dark and sad chapter in hong kong s history, evoking painful memories for many elderly citizens as well as retired. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. But there was a lot going on in the region before that wintry morning in 1841 when a contingent of british marines clambered ashore and planted the union flag on the western part of hong kong island, claiming it for the british crown. The hong kong government appears to now have considerably diminished autonomy, and the liaison office beijing. Hong kong official publications from the 1840s to the present. How junes censorship spike could expand in july, detailed coverage of the media dimensions of protests in hong kong and the tiananmen massacre anniversary, and reports of chinese facialrecognition technology being used in serbia, tajikistan, and beyond. Records the last five years of british rule in hong kong, including pattens unique. Government house, upper albert road, central declared. This history of hong kong from its occupation by the british in 1841 to its return to chinese sovereignty in 1997 includes the foundation of modern hong kong.
The building was constructed in 1855 as a colonial renaissance style, but was significantly remodelled during japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid japaneseneoclassical form. Public records office onestop portal of the hong kong sar. English, it seems that such a book on government is not expected to provoke much informed interest. Hong kong simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Photos of government house 1st generation 18551942 gwulo. The best books on hong kong five books expert recommendations. This page was last edited on 28 january 2017, at 20. The history of swire group in hong kong began 146 years ago. Outside the tunnel beneath government house, hong kong. Government house, hong kong, rideau hall, government house, government house. How hong kongs oncethriving portuguese community nearly. Outside the tunnel beneath government house, hong kong, on. Clavells noble house is a fictionalised account of the world of hong kongs. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The richard charles lee canada hong kong library has been named in honour of richard charles lee, one of the foremost hong kong businessmen and philanthropists of his day.
With over 3 million people liv ing on public housing estates today, t here is almost always someone around us, per haps even you or i, who is or h as been a public housing resident and who. Government house, hong kong news newspapers books scholar jstor november 2019. Hong kong has the once in a generation opportunity to assert itself as the creative and cultural hub of asia, and to rival the established centres of new york and london. According to his memoir, the story of a virtuoso blind musician. Lee bo, who coowns a bookstore associated with a publisher of books critical of the chinese government. The government house, residence of chief executive and colonial governor, and the former central government offices government headquarters, occupied large portion of the hill. The gripping stories, and political allegories, of chinas. Both the men were employed by the public works department. The salvation army international hong kong and macau. Hong kong, special administrative region of china, located to the east of the pearl river estuary on the south coast of china. Its first base was in chongqing, a city controlled by nationalist leader, chiang kaishek.
Protestors in hong kong demonstrated against a new extradition law proposed by the government of mainland china. The government house, which was built in 1855, is one of the. While this was was strongly denounced by the chinese government, it laid the. Smith and durrell, 1943, by wenzell brown page images at hathitrust filed under. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Government books, book price comparison at bookstores. Top 10 books set in hong kong hong kong s intoxicating mix has been colourfully captured by authors from paul theroux to jan morris.
Hong kong history early peoples settled in the region thousands of years ago, during the neolithic period. This house is the official residence of the chief executive of hong kong. Entry to hong kong during the fight against novel coronavirus. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Governors, politics and the colonial office hong kong university.
How hong kongs fight for freedom is a global battle time. The online catalogue only returns a few years worth if i search for blue book or blue books. This is a timely, wellinformed attempt to make sense of everything that has happened critically important in view of the confusion, and contention, that this event has caused. His book on hong kong s unique urban culture, borrowed spaces. Hong kong and west berlin stand about as far apart as two cities can be. Sessional papers administrative reports hong kong hansard hong kong government gazette blue book. Exactly a century later, on december 28, 1959, it was resurrected with the approval of the parent society in london the royal asiatic society of great britain and ireland.
This book examines housing policy in hong kong using a new and unique interdisciplinary approach. Anyone who attempts to narrate the whole history of hong. Feb 07, 2016 hong kong in a dimly lit industrial building in hong kong, hundreds of books wrapped in brown paper were stacked four feet high on shipping pallets. But local architects expressed enough consternation about the decision to redevelop murray house that the government committed to disassemble it stone by stone in order to rebuild it somewhere else. British hong kong was a colony and british dependent territory of the united kingdom from 1841 to 1997, apart from a brief period under japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945. Search bestsellers book news store list wish list search history book news. This is particularly evident in the four chapters that deal with selected periods of the history of hong kong. Before she retired in 2006, her life was shaped by the momentous events that rocked hong kong during those actionpacked years.
The government house is located on the government hill in the central district of hong kong. The most famous hotel in the channel islands is steeped in history and staying here is a truly unique experience. Book government house, hong kong tour packages online today. The hong kong branch of the royal asiatic society was founded in 1847, but ceased to exist at the end of 1859. Hong kong government house 19972005 is one of the hong kong history books published by the university museum and art gallery subsequent to its publications on early hong kong eateries, early hong kong brothels, early hong kong tramways, and early swisschinese encounters.
The building was constructed in 1855 as a colonial renaissance style, but was significantly remodelled during japanese occupation, resulting in the current hybrid japanese neoclassical form. Feb 23, 2016 a chilling effect as hong kong s missing bookseller cases go unresolved. Before that time the island harbored only some small chinese fishing villages. List of graded historical buildings in hong kong 6 jan 2007 from the. Her easy life in hong kong was very different from that of dou wan, a blind chinese local. Jan 06, 2016 a british citizen has become the latest bookseller to go missing in hong kong, cnn reports. This colonial style building is modeled after the former legislative council building, one of the declared monuments of hong kong. Outside the tunnel beneath government house, hong kong, on the morning of december 25, 1941. The colonial period began with the occupation of hong kong island in 1841 during the first opium war. Click on your area of interest to choose from over 30,000 pages about old hong kong. Hong kong colonial architecture of the victorian period flagstaff house 1846 designed and built by the royal engineers.
It has housed 25 british colonial governors and is now the official residence of the chief executive of hong kong. Dou wan 19101979, dou was born in canton during tumultuous times. Government house, located on government hill in the central district of hong kong island. They argue that peaceful demonstrations are useless. That house is featured in the book, although it has since been redeveloped. Wall street journal, time, leap and many other publications. It was the largest protest in hong kong s history according to wikinews this law would allow mainland china to extradite people living or visiting hong kong who may be fugitives. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nov 26, 2019 the hong kong protests are unique to hong kong because they are about making demands that will never be fulfilled, or perhaps that will be fulfilled in a future that will never arrive. In general terms, hong kong witnessed a gradual and steady improvement throughout the 1860s and 1870s. Hong kong has a colourful history and complex sociocultural dynamics. Food shortages impel many residents to flee to mainland china. Hong kong and macau hk in march 1930, at a meeting held at government house, hong kong, the salvation army was requested to undertake womens work in the crown colony, a work pioneered by majors dorothy brazier and doris lemon. The hong kong public records office says they have copies of the blue books available too.
May 05, 2016 the history of swire group in hong kong began 146 years ago. Aug, 2018 how hong kong lost its will to protest, and why an author accuses government of using laws to crush dissent. I meet da roza in the 26th floor dining room of the club lusitano, the citys oldest portuguese social club. Aug 21, 2012 deaths tell the story of life in old hong kong the 8,000 graves of happy valley cemetery in hong kong tell the islands untold early history through the lives of pirates and prostitutes. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The structure was built in 1855 as a colonial renaissance style home, but during the japanese occupation, it was significantly remodeled. Discover defining hong kong architecture, from the ultra. Its aim was to pressure the prc government into reforming the systems for election of the hong kong chief executive and legislative council so as to satisfy international standards in relation to universal suffrage as promised in the 1984 sinobritish joint declaration and article 45 of the 1997 hong kong basic law. The facility features a unique research collection on canada hong kong studies, quiet study space, and seminar areas. History of hong kong lonely planet travel information. Government houses of the british empire and commonwealth. The battle for hong kong followed a handful of protesters taking part in the prodemocracy demonstrations that recently took place after the regions government proposed an. Hong kong government house 19972005 yinlee wong, chuntong yeung, jane lai on.
Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of hong kong s reintegration with china, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Hong kong history students britannica kids homework help. The collections were temporarily housed in the supper room of government house. This page was last edited on 16 august 2017, at 11. A file photo dated january 30, 1999 showing james hugheshallett, then deputy chariman of swire pacific, demonstrating product related. Gavin ure is a former administrative officer with the hong kong government. In china, books that make money, and enemies the new york times. The foreign correspondents club was founded in 1943 in japaneseoccupied china during world war ii. View all hotels near old government house on tripadvisor.
Communist party sympathisers holding maos little red book demonstrate in front of government house on 18 may photo. Sir alexander grantham was governor of hong kong from 1947 to 1957, one of the most dramatic decades in the citys history. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Fine dining restaurant guernsey old government house hotel. Philip snows organising thesis is that britain lost hong kong not on. Government house, located on government hill in the central district of hong kong island, is the. Though his hands were tied by politics and history, patten did his courageous best to. Rashtrapati bhavan was originally government house, new delhi. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Application for hksar passport for persons 16 years of age or above applying in hong kong.
Many of hong kong s early buildings were designed and built by the british armys corps of royal engineers military officers and men trained in architecture, construction, engineering and surveying. Johns cathedral of the hong kong sheng kung hui, the anglican church in hong kong, is also on the government hill. Rachel cartland came to hong kong in 1972 as one of just two female expatriates in the hong kong governments elite administrative grade. In this capacity, the governor was president of the executive council and commanderinchief of the british forces overseas hong kong.
It is found at castle hill in the central district but is unfortunately not open to the public and can only be viewed through the gates at a. Best fiction and nonfiction books, novels and memoirs that take place primarily in the city of hong kong. It was built as a residence for the viceroy of india. The events that have rocked hong kong over 2019 have bewildered and surprised people inside and outside the city. Today it is the official residence to the chief executive head of government of hong kong. The book explores hong kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where chinese history, british colonial history, and world history intersect. How hong kong lost its will to protest, and why an author. The royal commonwealth societys library in cambridge lists copies for 18441870, and 18731939. Why are the police tampering with 1967 riots history. Public housing in hong kong enjoys a history that now dates back 50 years. Government house is the official residence of the chief executive of the hong kong special administrative region and a venue for the reception of dignitaries and.
Built in the 1850s, government house is a distinct blend of eastern and western architectural influences, with its tropical gardens a key attraction. The herbarium collections were brought back to hong kong but most of the books were unfortunately lost. Book appointment to apply for hong kong smart identity card. Apr 03, 2018 ask a publisher in hong kong and he or she will tell you that the phrase banned books is something of a misnomer. So they left their guards behind and traveled to hong kong. Museum of history, as a representative governmentfunded institution, is therefore of. But will continuing protests in hong kong lead to advances in democracy or. In 1925, the teenaged dou moved to hong kong when the canton hong kong strike broke out.
Vibrant, fastpaced, and full of stories, hong kong is a place where east and west have. Oct 30, 2018 last chapter for hong kong bookshop selling titles banned in china. The hong kong government is still haunted by the massive protests of 2003, which forced. The governors roles were defined in the hong kong letters patent and royal instructions. Christian conference of asia, urban rural mission, c1991, by naihong guo. Oct 01, 2009 relations between britain and china have, for over 150 years, been inextricably bound up with the taking of hong kong on 26 january 1841.
Fcc history and archives foreign correspondents club, hong. These include an almost complete run of the hong kong government gazette, blue books, sessional papers, annual departmental reports for both the prewar and postwar periods, ordinances and regulations, the hong kong hansard, etc. The first modern peoples are thought to have arrived in hong kong in the 2nd millennium bc. How hong kong s oncethriving portuguese community nearly vanished. A snapshot of hong kong history zolima city magazine. Memories of home 50 years of public housing in hong kong preface. Apr, 2018 louis cha, known by the pen name jin yong, has been one of chinas most successful writers since he began publishing his historical fantasy novels, which also have significant political meaning. The government house, which was built in 1855, is one of the declared monuments in hong kong. The governor of hong kong was the representative in hong kong of the british crown from 1843 to 1997.
The government house in the midlevels was the official residence to 25 out of 28 british governors. Parallels with the disappearance of five hong kong booksellers still unexplained, their colleagues who publish books about. But hong kong is also a world capital of global capitalism, and an augur of the international futures its banks specialize in trading. The ongoing protest situation in hong kong, along with the response to it by both the hong kong and mainland chinese governments, has prompted a dizzying array of opinion pieces, articles and social media debates, much of which is riddled with misinformation about hong kong and its history. Its history as a lucrative colonial port town left a liberal legacy unique in the peoples republic. Government house, hong kong is located on government hill in the central, hong kong of hong kong island and the official residence of the chief executive of hong kong. The government house is a 1850s era colonial building which currently serves as the official residence of the hong kong chief executive. A chilling effect as hong kongs missing bookseller cases go. This was a time of rapid reconstruction after world war ii and growing prosperity. No one within hong kong, a semiautonomous chinese territory, wanted to squash. Da roza is the clubs former president, and i find him sitting in a prime corner table, next to a window overlooking government house, the hsbc building and the cheung kong center. Discover defining hong kong architecture, from the ultramodern to colonial relics hong kong is a city torn between east and west, the future and the past, as reflected in its notable architecture. The history of hong kong empire discontinued books and arts. The british flag was placed on hong kong island in 1841 by merchantadventurers expelled from guangzhou canton.
The entire complex is closed to the public and can only be partly visited on open. The herbarium published the first stencil check list of hong kong plants which contained 1,767 species and 24 varieties of vascular plants native to hong. Lee is a recent novel that is also set in hong kong. Flagstaff house, hong kong, 1846 19thcentury architectural pattern books hong kong colonial architecture of the victorian period. Government house, hong kong book government house, hong. In providing an angle unique to the city, hong kong could play a pivotal role in redefining the concept of a global art world. Government house in hong kong, hong kong gpsmycity. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in hong kongs history and. Government house is the official residence of the chief executive of the hong kong special administrative region and the most important venue for receiving dignitaries. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a modern history of hong kong. There has never been a more important time to read this book than now. This refers to colonial architecture developed in hong kong during the reign of queen victoria 18371901.
Add it to the list, sophie, we use these lists as aide memoirs as to what to read next and having just checked out the blurb on the piano teacher, that might just be the one i go for next. As the july 1 deadline to pass hong kong to chinese government control approached, the fus were among the last refugees waiting to flee. Hong konglegislative council building centre at night, hong kong. The first specially recruited hong kong government administrative cadets who all learned about chinese culture and how to speak cantonese were appointed in 1862, and this led gradually to an improvement in government standards. Yet for most of the second half of the 20th century, they were. Government house, located on government hill in the central district of hong kong island, is the official residence of the chief executive of hong kong.